Remember The Real Me? It was an episode from the fifth season. On the surface, it was Dawn explaining the world to the viewer, filling them in on the people around her. In effect, we learned more about Dawn than any other character on the show. Well, now it’s Andrew’s turn. Also, the Mutant Enemy monster doesn’t say “Grr. Argh.” this week, so stick around. Random thoughts and potential spoilers follow below.
Some of the stuff I loved this week:
- Decorations in the first set.
- The “check this out” close-up during Willow/Kennedy quiet time.
- Spike’s chains.
- Spike’s undefended back.
- Andrew’s perception of the Buffy/Spike relationship.
- The reference to Out of Mind, Out of Sight.
Mutant Enemy
Argh!
I turned off the TV. I thought it was over. Please tell me, what did the mutant do if it didn’t say “Argh!?”
Re: Mutant Enemy
Andrew’s Voice Singing ‘We Are Gods’.
Re: Mutant Enemy
“We are as gods”
Nitpicking is fun ;- )
Tonights Thoughts
Was It just Me, Or Did The Girl Buffy Tried To Keep Visible Actually Vanish When She looked Away Then Looked Back?
And What Chains?
And Was I The Only One Who Noticed That The Teenage Bringers, The first One Was That kid from Home Improvement?
*One IMDB Later* – Zachery Ty Bryan
Re: Tonights Thoughts
Vanishing girl walked off screen, visible. The chains were in the crack with Xander and Anya in the bed saying “It’s a good thing Buffy took down Spike’s chains.” I did miss Zachary Ty Bryan this week, although I was expecting his return.
Re: Tonights Thoughts
I thought they said it was too bad that Buffy took down the chains…
Anya is kinky.
Painfully funny, funny, and not a fluff episode.
Anyhow, a great episode, even if I did squirm during the first third, when Andrew went off to his own world. And thank the gods that the director had enough sense not to overuse the “Slayer Cam” – I was afraid it would all be that way, ala the “Cops” episode of X-files.
Re: Painfully funny, funny, and not a fluff episode.
And amidst all the old books and knick-knacks, there’s still a StarWars poster on the wall! I loved how fake all his mannerisms were in that scene – even in his fantasy, he’s still lame (same with coughing on the pipe smoke).
Re: Painfully funny, funny, and not a fluff episode.
Good point – I missed the Star Wars poster… too busy laughing at it in general.
Also of note in the interview:
TVGO: What about hooking up with Dawn?
Lenk: I’d like to see, perhaps, a nice shopping montage with Dawn at the mall, getting our ears pierced, eating at the food court, a little Avril Lavigne playing in the background.
I’d pay to see that. That would be hilarious.
Andrew & stuff
I’ve never liked Andrew, or the whole concept of the Legion of Dim, but I must admit that he was almost likeable in this ep.
Doesn’t mean I think the season sucks any less, but at least this episode gave me some much needed laughs.
Glad I’m not the only one who dreads Buffy’s speechifying this season.
During his final talk to the camera, I suddenly got the desire to see, if a spinoff is going to happen, a show about Andrew trying to be a Watcher-type figure to Dawn. Now that would be funny, despite my dislike (though lessening lately) of both characters.
Is it just me, or have the sexual jokes and such on this show become more along the lines of, as Oz would put it, “single entendres”? They just don’t seem as subtle as they used to be. But that also applies to all of the dialogue these days.
Could Willow and Kennedy have looked any more bored during their scene? God, and I thought Tara and Willow were a dull couple. Sheesh.
Ooooh, development
I was getting rather annoyed with Andrew’s character, and I was wondering if they were planning to do anything with him. This past episode it seems he’s actually developed! Ooooh… I wonder how much (if any) he’s going to change after this.
I suspect a lot of Buffy’s speechifying is to convince herself of stuff. She certainly gives roughly the same speech over and over. (Which I guess is a sort of military thing to do, which is what she’s going for these days…) Maybe she’s trying to hide (even from herself?) her belief that they’re probably going to lose…